Domains

Dates

24-09-480 B.C.E.

Places

Ancient Greece (Location)

Context

The Persian fleet was defeated in this famous battle. The Greeks
apparently owed their victory to a trickery of the Athenian general
Themistocles.

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11193Battle of Salamis2Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.